Pneumonia: Which countries restrict the entry of China people? Has the inbound tour been cancelled?

Because of novel coronavirus, many countries restrict travel to China at present. What should many friends who plan to go abroad do? Here are some ways to help you reduce your losses. Let's have a look.

Restricted entry country

Singapore

Starting from 0: 00 am today (February 2), passengers who have been to Chinese mainland in the past 14 days (including non-China tourists) will not be allowed to enter or transit through Singapore.

Meanwhile, Singapore will suspend the issuance of new visas to China passport holders, including tourist visas, work visas, student visas and other long-term permits.

Singapore citizens, permanent residents and long-term visa holders who have entered Chinese mainland can still return to Singapore, but the Singapore government requires them to apply for 14 days' leave.

Not surprisingly, many countries will take such measures to protect their citizens from infection after PHEIC (public health emergency).

Singapore is such a tiny place (with a land area of 72 1 square kilometer, much smaller than Hong Kong, but much larger than Macao, with a population of 5.64 million, the population density is very high, and the epidemic situation is difficult to control.

Up to 65438+1October 3 1 day, there have been 13 cases of novel coronavirus infection in Singapore.

On change.org, a global petition website, more than 654.38 million people have petitioned to stop "Wuhan Pneumonia" from entering Singapore and to ask the government to temporarily stop all China citizens and tourists from entering Singapore.

Singapore's restrictions on entry and transit still have a considerable impact on everyone's travel. Singapore Changi Airport ranks in the top 20 in the world, with more than 60 million passengers in recent years. There are not only a large number of inbound tourists, but also a large number of China people who transfer to Southeast Asia, Australia and New Zealand through Singapore.

United States of America

Foreigners who have been to China in the past 14 days will be banned from entering the United States unless they are American citizens and immediate family members of the green card.

American citizens who have been to Hubei Province in the past 14 days will be forcibly quarantined after returning to the United States 14 days to ensure proper medical treatment and health examination.

American citizens who have been to other parts of Chinese mainland in the past 14 days will undergo health examination at the designated port of entry after returning to the United States and will be quarantined 14 days.

The latest news is that AlexAzar, the US Secretary of Health and Human Services, declared the coronavirus outbreak a public health emergency. He said that the President has imposed a temporary entry ban on foreigners who arrived in China in the past 14 days.

The ban will take effect at 5 pm EST on Sunday.

Meanwhile, American citizens returning from Chinese mainland will receive 14 days of health check-up and isolation.

In addition, notices were posted on the websites of American embassies and consulates in China, raising the travel warning of China to the highest level.

The State Council, USA, upgraded China's travel advice to the highest level-Level 4 "DoNotTravel", and asked all unnecessary government officials to postpone their trip to China.

American Airlines, Delta Air Lines and United Airlines, the three major American airlines, also announced the suspension of all flights between China and the United States.

Delta Air Lines will suspend flights between China and the United States from February 6th to April 30th.

American Airlines suspended the round-trip flights between Chinese mainland and the United States before March 27th.

United Airlines suspended all round-trip flights from Chinese mainland to the United States from February 6th to March 28th.

Viet Nam

Viet Nam also announced the suspension of issuing visas from China (including Hongkong, Macau and landing visa) on October 30th, 65438. Fortunately, Vietnam is just a tourist destination and an unconventional turning point at present. At present, there are not many people traveling to Vietnam in this epidemic.

Australia

Unless you are an Australian citizen or resident, spouse, etc. All people from Chinese mainland will be banned from entering Australia.

From now on, foreign citizens who have been to Chinese mainland will be banned from entering the country.

Australian citizens, permanent residents and their immediate family members who arrive in Australia from China can enter the country, but they need to be quarantined 14 days.

Malaysia

China passport holders are issued in "Hubei", including those who hold family visit visas, student visas and work visas. Those who need to pass through Malaysian entry points in transit, and those who are not issued in "Hubei" but have a record of visiting Hubei Province in the past month are prohibited from entering the country.

Commonwealth of Northern Mariana Islands (Saipan:

65438+1All passengers from Chinese mainland will be suspended within 30 days from October 29th (Note: regardless of nationality, including direct entry or transit entry.

Visitors from Chinese mainland and Hongkong to American Samoa must have a record of staying 14 days or more in countries or regions without confirmed or suspected cases of novel coronavirus, otherwise they will be refused entry.

North Korea:

China citizens are temporarily banned from entering the country.

Mongolia:

Citizens of China and third countries who come to Mongolia in the name of tourism or with a "J" tourist visa are not allowed to pass through the border crossings except the Buyin-Uha air port and Zamenud railway port in Mongolia.

Samoa:

All visitors to Samoa must undergo a physical examination within three days before departure and obtain a doctor's certificate to confirm that they are free from infectious diseases and suitable for travel.

All persons from countries infected with novel coronavirus in must stay in countries with no confirmed cases of novel coronavirus in for at least 14 days and receive medical examination before going to Samoa.

If you leave infected countries in novel coronavirus and stay in countries without confirmed cases in novel coronavirus for less than 14 days, Samoa will take health quarantine measures and may consider repatriating you.

Japan, South Korea, Britain, France, Myanmar, Italy, United Arab Emirates and other countries will take China citizens' temperature tests when they enter the country, or they must fill in and submit health declaration forms.

Russia grounded all flights to and from China, except the flights of Aeroflot to Beijing, Shanghai, Guangzhou and Hongkong.

All airline flights between Moscow and China will only take off and land at Terminal F of Sheremetyevo Airport. Because Terminal F will be designated separately, it is easier to receive and stop tourists coming to Hong Kong.

At present, there are direct flights to Russian cities such as Vladivostok and Irkutsk in China, which will be greatly affected. In addition, Russia stopped electronic signing in the Far East. ...

Others affected are Sabah (China tourists and all flights from China are prohibited from entering the country), Japan (visa issuance is suspended, Armenia (China tourists are prohibited from entering the country before March 3 1) and Italy (a state of emergency is declared for six months, flights to and from China are grounded, and Spectrum/World Dream may be diverted to Taiwan Province Province, China).

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This is just the beginning, and in the next period of time, new countries (or regions) will announce new entry policies for this epidemic. Or stop issuing visas, or restrict entry, or reduce the cancellation of flights.

Affected visas

The US Embassy in China and all consulates general, visa centers in France, Netherlands, Cyprus, Israel, Germany, Czech Republic, Italy, Australia, Canada and Britain have been closed. See official website for opening hours.

Singapore:

The visas issued to China tourists will be suspended, and the short-term visas and multiple-entry visas previously issued will also be revoked.

Vietnam:

Visa from China (including Hongkong and Macau, visa on arrival) will be suspended.

Philippines:

Suspension of issuance of visas on arrival.

Kazakhstan:

Suspension of visa issuance.

Sri Lanka:

China tourists need to apply for an electronic travel permit (ETA) on the website in advance. The landing visa counter of Sri Lankan airport no longer accepts the application of China tourists landing visa.

Has the restriction on inbound tourism been cancelled?

Still abroad at present.

My advice to them is that since everyone is outside, if you are not in a hurry to come back, you might as well play for a while until the epidemic situation has eased a little.

Especially in South America, North America and Europe, long-distance flight is not easy.

If you really want to change your visa back, there are several principles that can help you complete the change efficiently.

1. About who to find?

In principle, where can I find a ticket?

If the ticket is issued by an airline, directly ask the airline to return and change the ticket; If you buy a plane ticket on OTA, look for OTA; If the ticket is issued by an agent here, find an agent.

You want to say, what if the phone can't get in? At present, there are too many airline changes. The trick is to call foreign customer service or foreign language hotline, which is basically connected once every second. Of course, if your English is good.

2. Which airline can I change?

In case of flight cancellation, try to change to the alliance, especially the domestic airlines of the alliance.

For example, didn't UA cancel the flights between China and the United States on a large scale, so you can switch to Air China of Star Alliance, if there are any flights. At present, most flights are cancelled by foreign airlines.

Among domestic airlines, Air China and Shenzhen Airlines belong to the Star Alliance; Cathay Pacific is a global family; China Eastern Airlines and Xiamen Airlines are SkyTeam.

There are also Hainan Airlines and China Southern Airlines, and there are also a bunch of friends to play with. They can change it as long as there is an agreement.

3. Saving the country by curve is no problem.

If you can't go back to China directly, you can switch to neighboring countries and come back. For example, UA can change Asiana to Seoul and ANA to Tokyo. There will definitely be more flights returning from neighboring countries than from distant destinations.

However, it should be noted that Singapore has refused entry and transit, and I wonder if other countries will follow suit.

It may be more cost-effective to buy a ticket again.

I have a friend who came back from England. She bought a ticket to Spring Festival travel rush before, and the return trip cost 5k. As a result, she got a refund because of the epidemic and bought a new one in 2000+. She thinks she deserves it.

Haven't traveled yet.

At present, it seems that it is a high probability to cancel the travel plan before May, and the free travel is slightly better, and the group tour is almost wiped out.

I give you these suggestions.

1. Pay more attention to the China Consular Service Network and their official WeChat account to understand the immigration policy.

Because of the latest and most comprehensive entry and exit information, which countries are forbidden to enter, which countries do not issue visas, and even which countries are unsafe, they will be informed one by one on the China Consular Service Network.

2. Download travel itinerary, so that you can know for the first time whether your flight has changed.

Pay attention to the announcement of the travel products you booked.

At present, OTA reservations can basically be cancelled before February 29.

There are also some resources, such as Crystal, which can change the reservation before March 3 1 to March 3 1.

These announcements are not immutable. For example, if you ordered it in early April, you can hold it first, and don't change it in a hurry. (Now, it is often not good to change the policy in April, and it is more appropriate to wait until a new policy is introduced at the end of February and early March.

For those who have to go out, you must remember to apply for a visa early.

At present, Japan, Vietnam and Singapore temporarily refuse visas, and there will be more in the future, so if you must go out, remember to apply for visas early.

Of course, I still advise you not to travel during the epidemic.

Finally, I want to tell you two booking methods, which are not only cost-effective, but also easier to prevent and control risks (with a good refund and change policy).

Air tickets are mileage tickets, hotels are points rooms, and mileage tickets have a good policy of returning and changing. It is harmless to cancel most of them 48 hours before check-in. In addition, Tokyo can also cancel the shrimp tour in June, FHR and other booking methods for free 48 hours in advance.

Another point is to make reservations on the resource side as much as possible. The airline's own refund and change policy is much better than OTA channel. The same is true for other resources. Take the Crystal Cruise as an example. Their policy is that the voyage before March 3 1 can be changed to any voyage before February 3 1. Anyway, we should change the time.